http://burburandfriendsblog.com/2007/09/28/is-it-just-me-or-do-we-all-feel-this-way-sometimes/ Conversation and resources for parents, educators and caregivers to discuss issues around self-esteem in children, literacy and creating healthy families Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:24:47 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://burburandfriendsblog.com/2007/09/28/is-it-just-me-or-do-we-all-feel-this-way-sometimes/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Jennifer Sun, 30 Sep 2007 20:32:05 +0000 http://burburandfriendsblog.com/2007/09/28/is-it-just-me-or-do-we-all-feel-this-way-sometimes/#comment-80 I have learned not to ask "how was your day?" Instead, I ask my two kids, "anything interesting or unusual happen today?" That will get them to open up more. I will ask them point blank questions such as "what did you play at recess" or "what did you talk about in science" to find things out. We also play a game at supper sometimes where you tell 2 truths and 1 untruth and the rest of the family has to guess which is false. That is a great ice breaker and gets us all talking about our day. Yes, this has gotten me thinking about how I can always be a safe platform to my child and how I can react differently to what is being said. Thanks! I have learned not to ask “how was your day?” Instead, I ask my two kids, “anything interesting or unusual happen today?” That will get them to open up more. I will ask them point blank questions such as “what did you play at recess” or “what did you talk about in science” to find things out. We also play a game at supper sometimes where you tell 2 truths and 1 untruth and the rest of the family has to guess which is false. That is a great ice breaker and gets us all talking about our day.
Yes, this has gotten me thinking about how I can always be a safe platform to my child and how I can react differently to what is being said. Thanks!

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